L.A. friends! I am shooting my sci-fi short film August 18-19-20. Hooray for us! Does anybody have a backyard that could pass as the wilderness where I can take an underage actor and a prop rifle and shoot a few shots? (Shots of digital film, that is, not gunshots!)

We can't do this in a public park without incurring a ton of permitting and security costs.

I noticed that Mr. Jones will be recording the score in my neck of the woods. Is there going to be an opportunity for people to attend the recording sessions? Even if that was a perk, that’s something I would be interested in. I have already donated but I would not mind donating more for such a purpose.

Hi Turbo, sorry, forgot to respond to this sooner: I'll ask, but I don't think this is going to be practical, mostly because it's going to be a vintage, 1970s/80s style synth score, not an orchestra score. So it's mostly Ron and his team programming computers, nothing much to see! Also I'll probably be staying in L.A. with my family and wouldn't be there to act as a host.

Hey folks, an exciting update—we shot the film last weekend (most of it, at least, we have a half a day of flashbacks yet to shoot). It came out great!

I am not allowed on Indiegogo to solicit financing on an investment basis. However, I can do that here.

I need $30K to finish the short (postproduction sound, VFX, etc). I am selling 6 shares of $5K each, and you'd get 20% return when we make the feature next year (the film company will acquire the short and reimburse the investors).

If you're interested in seeing a sample clip from the shoot (it's awesome!!!) and have the means to invest (NOBODY IS ALLOWED TO USE RETIREMENT FUNDS!!! - my rule), email me: lukas@filmscoremonthly.com

If nobody invests I'll just use my credit card, but I'd much rather give 20% interest to investors and not MasterCard.

Word to the wise, y'all. Make sure you use those discounts before they expire! I realized in a panic this morning that I missed the SAE window for deep discounts on certain FSM titles. I'd even set up calendar entries for them but life still has a way of taking over. No one to blame but myself so I am just passing along the message to anyone in the same boat. Use those codes!